The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Smithers finished 991st of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:26:48.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:41 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:25. The race faded late: the second half went 5:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:48.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:53v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:10v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:21v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:11v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:22v median −0:24
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:22v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 4:27v median −0:13
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Block 08 18:56Running 8 10:14v median +3:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1510
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,510 men who finished.